The life and times of Alexander Hamilton

Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1856. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece portrait of Hamilton, tissue guard present. Publisher’s decorated cloth, author and title in gilt on spine; interior very clean, 1 quire a bit loose, but overall an excellent copy. First edition of this in-depth biography. Though the author does write a bit about Hamilton’s personal life, including his marriage to Elizabeth Schuyler and his affair with Maria Reynolds, the focus is more toward Hamilton’s involvement in the economy, politics and law. His relationships with Lafayette, Washington, Burr and Jefferson are well known and eloquently narrated here, as is his role in the formation of a national bank and America’s involvement in foreign affairs. This is clearly a biography meant for the general public who might be interested in learning about one of the country’s founding fathers.